Han character 㴽

It is a rare Han character glossed as “water flows.”

Chinese dictionaries use it in 瀎㴽, a phrase describing water in motion; “water current” is another useful plain-English gloss.

Sent by itself, 㴽 gives little clue why the sender chose it. Ask what they meant if the reason matters.

Where is 㴽 recorded historically?

As of 2026, the older Chinese character dictionary Shuōwén Jiězì (說文解字) does not list 㴽. The earliest named dictionary record of its water-flow sense is in Yùpiān (玉篇), compiled around 543.

Yùpiān is an early character dictionary; its entry glosses 瀎㴽 as “water flows.” The date marks the surviving dictionary record, not necessarily when people first wrote the character. Later Chinese character dictionaries, including rhyme books that group entries by sound, repeat the same water-flow gloss.

How do I type 㴽?

Use Unicode input or an input method with rare-character lookup.

Enter 3D3D in a tool that accepts Unicode code points. A Chinese Pinyin input method may list it under xiè; a Japanese input method with rare-kanji lookup may accept setsu or sechi. Coverage varies by dictionary.